Toyota C-HR was the best-selling SUV in Japan in 2017



Toyota Motor Corporation has just revealed strong numbers in sales of its C-HR from January to December last year having just debuted in December 2016 – utilising the brand’s Toyota New Global Architecture (TNGA) 2 platform.

The company shipped over 117,299 units of the Coupe High-Rider (C-HR), earning the top spot for the most number of new SUVs sold among Japanese automakers in the domestic market in 2017.

Locally, the Malaysian-spec C-HR is set to come with a 1.8-litre naturally-aspirated engine mated to a Continuous Variable Transmission (CVT). Safety wise, the CH-R comes with Rear Cross Traffic Alert (RCTA), Blind Spot Monitoring, Electronic Stability Control and a suite of other safety features.